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templeton’s search for religious inspiration

The Templeton Foundation just published a new book which it’s been aggressively pushing on science sites and blog networks. Knowing the history and the goals of the organization, one can reasonably...

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templeton takes science writers for a ride…

While building bridges with everyone from creationists to anti-vaccination groups, Chris Mooney is seeing a real return on his investment, mainly an all expense paid, two month fellowship in England...

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say it loud, accommodationist and proud?

There’s an old joke about a university professor who’s asked to name the most expensive faculty members to keep on his campus. “Physicists and computer scientists,” the president replies. “They always...

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templeton to nas: you will be assimilated

Maybe there’s something I’m missing, but why did the National Academy of Sciences allow the group founded by a wealthy doctor to spread the principles of Evangelical Christianity by abusing the purpose...

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looking for gods in the quantum mesh

As pointed out a few times on this blog, the realm of quantum mechanics has been used and abused by just about everyone from the woo faithful of the New Age movement, to enthusiastic scientists trying...

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francisco ayala, the master of the dodge

You may remember the debacle over the recent £1 million Templeton prize awarded with the help of the NAS over the vocal objections of several of its prominent members. Rather than embracing controversy...

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biologos’ karl giberson pulls a mooney

When you’re in the mood for post-modernist and pseudo-spiritualist blather, there’s no place on the web quite like the Huffington Post to get your fix. From angry, anti-science screeds by New Age gurus...

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the upstanding templeton fellows proudly meow

Remember our great beacon of communication and bridge building with a penchant for blaming scientists as arrogant know-it-alls responsible for today’s crop of cranks and quacks and whose journalistic...

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templeton thinks science is just too simple

Speaking of the previously mentioned religious condescension towards scientists, here’s something from another prominent Templeton mouthpiece, the oft confused and highly diluted "counterweight" to the...

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templeton’s search for religious inspiration

Illustration by Alexandar Jovanovic The Templeton Foundation just published a new book which it’s been aggressively pushing on science sites and blog networks. Knowing the history and the goals of the...

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templeton takes science writers for a ride…

While building bridges with everyone from creationists to anti-vaccination groups, Chris Mooney is seeing a real return on his investment, mainly an all expense paid, two month fellowship in England...

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say it loud, accommodationist and proud?

Illustration by Ricardo Mancía There’s an old joke about a university professor who’s asked to name the most expensive faculty members to keep on his campus. “Physicists and computer scientists,” the...

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templeton to nas: you will be assimilated

Maybe there’s something I’m missing, but why did the National Academy of Sciences allow the group founded by a wealthy doctor to spread the principles of Evangelical Christianity by abusing the...

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Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

looking for gods in the quantum mesh

As pointed out a few times on this blog, the realm of quantum mechanics has been used and abused by just about everyone from the woo faithful of the New Age movement, to enthusiastic scientists trying...

View Article

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Clik here to view.

francisco ayala, the master of the dodge

You may remember the debacle over the recent £1 million Templeton prize awarded with the help of the NAS over the vocal objections of several of its prominent members. Rather than embracing...

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the upstanding templeton fellows proudly meow

Remember our great beacon of communication and bridge building with a penchant for blaming scientists as arrogant know-it-alls responsible for today’s crop of cranks and quacks and whose journalistic...

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